 Swaraj Express crossing Tawi River At Jammu | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
| First service |
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| Current operator | Northern Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) SMVD Katra (SVDK) | ||||
| Stops | 25 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,028 km (1,260 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 29 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | 4 days a week | ||||
| Train number | 12471 / 12472 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved, AC First Class | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 68 km/h (42 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 12471 / 12472 Swaraj Express is a superfast express train belonging to Northern Railways Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India. It gets a very high priority on its route. It is the one and only train from Mumbai which directly connects Katra in Jammu & Kashmir.
It operates as train number 12471 from Bandra Terminus to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 12472 in the reverse direction.
It would initially run from Mumbai Central. Later it was transferred to Bandra Terminus.
Coaches
The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h between Virar and Block Hut 01. The train consists of 21 coaches:[2]
- 1 AC I
- 2 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 2 Economy AC Tier
- 6 Sleeper coaches
- 1 Pantry car
- 4 General Unreserved
- 2 End-on generator
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
12471 Bandra Terminus–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express covers the distance of 2030 kilometres in 33 hours 15 mins (63.41 km/h) and 2030 kilometres in 32 hours 55 mins (63.24 km/h) as 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Bandra Terminus Swaraj Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Route and halts
- Bandra Terminus
- Borivali
- Palghar
- Vapi
- Surat
- Bharuch Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Godhra Junction
- Dahod
- Ratlam Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Sawai Madhopur
- Gangapur City
- Mathura Junction
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- New Delhi
- Panipat Junction
- Ambala Cantonment
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
- Kathua
- Jammu Tawi
- MCTM Udhampur
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Coach positioning
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Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with,
- 12473/12474 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
- 12475/12476 Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
- 12477/12478 Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
Traction
It is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
References
- ^ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Swaraj Express 12471". etrain.info. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
